Investigators probe Idaho suspect’s possible Amazon purchases

Investigators are scouring University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s online data for potential evidence – and have even requested his Amazon history to find possible knife purchases and related transactions, new court records reveal.

On May 8, Latah County investigators demanded Amazon provide “detailed customer click activity pertaining to knives and accessories” for a redacted user between March 20 and March 30, 2022, and Nov. 1 through Dec. 6 that same year, the search warrant viewed by The Post shows.

In addition to possible knife purchases, the warrant also requested detailed shopping records, wish lists, and viewing history, as well as payment information and all emails and other identifying information “in order to locate any materials referencing the planning or commission” of the Nov. 13, 2022 stabbing spree.

The data was received by law enforcement in July, and is now in evidence at the Moscow Police Department, the document indicated.

Police previously confirmed that the four victims in the Moscow killings  – Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20 – were attacked with a knife, though no murder weapon has been found.

Officials have also said that male DNA found on a knife sheath discovered underneath Mogen’s body helped link Kohberger, 28, to the grisly crime scene.

The Amazon warrant was uploaded to Kohberger’s case docket late Tuesday as part of a flurry of court records from the past several months, many of which contain crucial details about developments in the high-profile case.

In addition to Kohberger’s Amazon history, the update included warrants for Kohberger’s Apple, Paypal/Venmo, Spotify and YouTube information.

In the Apple search warrant served on Aug. 1, authorities requested detailed account information including emails and attachments, instant messages, and iCloud storage, the document viewed by The Post showed.

The information was subsequently turned over to law enforcement on Aug. 9, the filing read.

Similar to the Amazon warrant, the Paypal/Venmo document asked for screen names, billing information, and other data from specifically between June 22, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2022 – just one day after Kohberger was arrested at his parents home in Pennsylvania.

Kohberger is currently staring down four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Moscow killings, in which the young victims were brutally massacred in their off-campus house in the early hours of the morning.

The Pennsylvania native was a criminology student at Washington State University in Pullman at the time of the murders, and was not identified as a suspect until several weeks later.

Kohberger’s arrest warrant revealed his cell phone was conspicuously powered off during the commission of the murders, and a car resembling his own Hyundai Elantra was captured on camera in the neighborhood around the same time.

He has pleaded not guilty, and is currently awaiting trial in Latah County Jail.

“We’re patient, but it does make it a little bit more stressful,” Kaylee Goncalves’ father, Steve Goncalves, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto of the long wait for their day in court.

“You’ve got your time in court. Make it happen. The sooner we get this going, the sooner we get to the truth,” he said in a message to Kohberger during the emotional interview.